Commercial
Appointment at Glencairn.
Glencairn has appointed Steve Hearn as group chief executive. Mr Hearn joined the group in September...
GAB Robins looks to consolidate operations.
With reference to your article Reversal of fortunes (Post Magazine, 31 July), I would like to add th...
Berkeley Berry Birch acquires Mac-Robins.
Financial services group Berkeley Berry Birch has acquired broker and employee benefits company Mac-...
Insurers may be saved millions by Lords ruling.
Professional indemnity insurers may avoid millions of pounds in future claims for missold financial ...
Partner Re announces good second quarter figures
Bermuda-based Partner Re has followed up its first quarter profit with a $121.9m second quarter profi...
Citibank covered by Lloyd's insurers.
Lloyd's insurers Catlin, Goshawk and Wellington, in conjunction with the Belgian Export Credit Agenc...
Five alive for footie comp.
Have you entered The Insurance Fives, a special football competition organised by Post Magazine and ...
Appointment at MMA Insurance.
Intermediary-only insurer MMA Insurance has announced several new senior appointments. Clare Tilly j...
Broker targets 600,000 SMEs.
Software supplier Mi is currently developing a web-based solution for HSBC Insurance Brokers, for ma...
New vehicle fleet management system built by Thales Telematics.
A new vehicle fleet management system has been built by Thales Telematics, which manages the uploadi...
Building on the flood problem.
Domestic flood claims are becoming an increasingly heavy burden for insurers and modern building techniques are adding to the problem. Bob Spencer offers a solution.
Appointment at HealthSure.
Kirsten Tallis has been recruited by HealthSure as account development co-ordinator. In her new role...
JLT eyes "ambitious acquisitions" as profits leap by 8%.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson looks set to a acquire several medium-sized UK brokers in the coming months, ...
View from the Top - Mike Mitchell, distribution director, Lloyds TSB
The online personal lines insurance market is experiencing a rapid period of growth. In any industry...
FirstAssist seals Sona deal.
FirstAssist Group, formed in April after a management buyout of Royal & Sun Alliance's healthcare an...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection.
Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection has taken on Alison Hawkins as corporate business developer. She w...
Employers cannot take back e-mail control.
Prior to the advent of e-mail, business relationships were built through face-to-face contact and te...
SalvageSale set to announce new claims alliance
Online salvage marketplace SalvageSale has revealed that it will announce a new strategic global alli...
A small fortune.
Rising liability premiums are having a drastic impact on the livelihoods of small businesses. However, insurers argue SMEs are being treated fairly. David Fanning asks if enough is being done to ease the fundamental problems surrounding this sector.
All EARs for ABI input.
Seven years might be a long time for some, but in insurance it appears to be no time at all, such is...
Appointment at Groupama Healthcare.
Groupama Healthcare has appointed Philip Whitelock as senior healthcare development underwriter for ...
FSCS outlines plans for insurer collapse.
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has outlined contingency plans that would be executed in ...
Is new compensation body really necessary?
The establishment of a new government body to look into the growing compensation culture in the UK, ...
Lawcall Direct snaps up TAG cases
The 250,000 ongoing cases left in limbo following the demise of The Accident Group have been taken on...